Thompson v. Oklahoma

The Right to Counsel Whenever a person is charged with a crime they have the right to have an attorney represent them during all phases of their trial. In a case where the defendant cannot afford an attorney, there will almost always be someone appointed to take on the case. When this happens there will not be any costs incurred by the client. These rights discussed so far are derived from the sixth amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Specifically that amendment states “In all criminal…

Griswold V. Connecticut: Griswold, with the Planned Parenthood League, gave information to married couples in regards to birth control in attempt to prevent potential pregnancies. She and another physician involved claimed that the 14th amendment was violated in regards to the accessory statue. The law says that any person that uses any drug preventing conception is subject to fines, greater than forty dollars, or even imprisoned for 60 days. Any person who also assists in this can be prosecuted…

The article I have chosen describes Chilean laws regarding abortion and the recent adjustments made to this law. Abortion is a human rights topic highly debated in many countries all over the world. Before this new piece of legislation was passed, Chile had some of the strictest abortion regulations in the entire world. With this new legislation, abortion is now legal if your case falls under one of the three special circumstances- rape, danger to the mother, and the case of an unviable fetus.…

During Chapter Two, the topic at hand is abortion and the right to have it brought on by the Women’s Constitutional Right to Privacy. This just states that women have right to abort their pregnancy as they see fit to. In the midst of the Roe vs. Wade it was made unconstitutional for the government to renounce a pregnant women the right to an abortion. I am pro-choice. The decision of aborting the fetus should be up to the woman and/or her spouse if she demeans it necessary to include them in…

As more states place harder restrictions on abortions, the more the women need to fight for their rights. Nancy Northup president of the Center for Reproductive Rights states that the women should not have to yearly go to the court to ensure their constitutional right to an abortion is continuing to be protected (qtd. In "State Abortion Laws: Do State Abortion Laws Protect the Health of Women and Unborn Children, or Do They Violate Women's Rights?"). Regardless of how many restrictive laws the…

2. Introduction The focus of this report will be the significance of religion in Medieval Europe and Joan of Arc who was glorified as a Roman Catholic Saint on the 16th May 1920. 3. Joan of Arc Joan of Arc was born into peasantry on the 6th of January 1412. Her father was Jacques d’Arc and her mother was Isabella Romée, she also had 4 siblings- Pierre d’Arc, Catherine d’Arc, Jacquemin d’Arc and Jean d’Arc. Although Joan of Arc’s real name cannot be found on record it is thought her name may…

In today's society, there are many conflicting opinions on the topic of abortion. Despite being legalized in 1973, abortion has remained a polarizing issue to society ("Introduction to Abortion..." 1 of 4). While half of society supports the belief that abortion should be illegal, the other half follow the opposing notion that abortion should remain legal. Through millions of pregnancies that occur every year, one can infer that not all are intentional. In fact, approximately 86 million women…

One topic that has been in the hot seat for a long time now is whether or not abortions should be legal. The case that made abortions legal within a certain set standards listed in the Uniform Abortion Act. (Roe) The act was a result of the famous Roe v. Wade case. Many who fight for the right of women to choose to have an abortion; however the supports, women having abortions, and doctors or clinics that perform abortions face backlash from those protesting against it. Those who fight against…

members of the bar for uses of the prosecutions. On the day of the trial, counsel still had not been appointed, so they secured counsel that same day. They were convicted of the crimes and sentenced to death, and all of their appeals were denied (Powell v. Alabama). Issue: Did the trial of the young African…

Summarize. Include background information and the court’s decision. In 1963, Ernesto Miranda was accused of sexual assault against a woman in Phoenix. After interrogation and confessing to the crimes, Miranda was convicted for 20-30 years per count. However, he later attempted to appeal the case to the Supreme Court of Arizona, his attorney arguing that due to the fact that he was not told his Fifth and Sixth amendment rights as an American citizen, that all the confessions he made before he…